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[ad_1] This post is part of a collaboration with F&A Next, an AgFunder Network Partner, ahead of its fifth annual conference, hosted virtually on Wednesday, 13 May 2020 at 4pm CET (11am ET). Registration is open here. F&A Next was founded by Anterra Capital, StartLife, Rabobank and Wageningen University & Research. Read about F&A Next 2019 here. What’s happening in the US […]

[ad_1] AgFunder‘s agrifoodtech accelerator GROW has been named as an accredited mentor partner (AMP) for the early-stage investment and mentoring scheme under Singapore’s startup promotion initiative, Startup SG. The announcement comes as GROW launches its Pre Accelerator program to help agrifood entrepreneurs who are taking their first steps towards setting up their own businesses. [Disclosure: […]

[ad_1] Novel Farming Systems, which includes indoor farms, aquaculture, insect, and algae production, saw a renewed bout of interest in 2018 as maturing startups iron out some of the kinks in growing food differently. One of the most notable shifts in this second generation of novel farming systems lies in startups’ varying route-to-market approaches. As […]

[ad_1] Come rain, shine, or coronavirus, there’s just no halting the AgFunder Research mothership. From a safe social distance this Thursday, AgFunder remotely unfurled its new 2020 Farmtech Investment Report — a data-driven snapshot of global investment in startups building technologies for the farm. Our flagship “Agri-FoodTech Funding Report,” released in February, is broad in […]

[ad_1] Covid-19 started in Asia, and the region was the first to feel the social and economic impacts of the disease as it spread worldwide. It’s also where businesses, entrepreneurs, investors, and governments have spent the most time dealing with Covid-19 and its effects. Their insights and experience – and the strategies they’ve adopted to […]

[ad_1] The Welsh controlled environment farming company Phytoponics designs, develops, and supplies Deep Water Culture systems for large scale hydroponic crop production. This week, the company informs AFN, it has completed another £500,000 ($650k) equity financing round. The investment, which follows one of a similar sum two years ago, comes from existing shareholders with match […]

[ad_1] Agriculture has a big nitrogen problem. As farmers spread synthetic nitrogen fertilizer on fields, runoff carries it into adjacent waterways where it wreaks havoc on aquatic ecosystems. Algae thrives on the excess nitrogen leading to algal blooms that decrease oxygen levels in the water and create dead zones beneath the surface. A number of […]

[ad_1] The news cycle for the entire Covid-19 pandemic crisis has been awash with crises in the food industry. First up, stockpiling left consumers without fresh vegetables (as well as toilet paper!) as grocery stores struggled to keep up with unprecedented and panicked consumer demand. (This spelled good news for online grocers that were able […]

[ad_1] Starbucks is set to become an investor in China’s tech startup scene after announcing a partnership with VC firm Sequoia Capital in the country. Following last week’s launch of meat-free alternative proteins in Starbucks’ Chinese stores, the collaboration signals that the US coffee chain plans further forays into agrifood innovation. Belinda Wong, chair and […]

[ad_1] Monsanto’s acquisition of The Climate Corporation in 2013 marked a major turning point for the then-nascent agri-foodtech space. Since then, investment has flooded into startups innovating for food and farming from row crop production to traceability to food safety to grocery stores. Apart from Merck’s record-breaking $2.4 billion acquisition of livestock tech digital health […]

[ad_1] Slugs are greedy guests on farms. Some estimates reckon a single slug is capable of killing up to fifty wheat seeds within one week of sowing. Nor is a slug ever single for long; as hermaphrodites, slugs are prolific breeders regardless of their relationship status, capable of self-fertilizing and laying hundreds of eggs in […]

[ad_1] Indian agri commodities trading platform Bijak has raised $12 million in a Series A round led by RTP Global. Existing investors Omnivore, Omidyar Network, and Better Capital also took part, along with Sequoia Capital India’s early-stage program, Surge. Co-founder Nukul Upadhye said the funding will be used to grow Bijak’s tech team and roll […]

[ad_1] Indian impact VC firm Aavishkaar recently revealed it has invested ₹350 million ($4.58 million) into the Series A fundraise of agritech startup Ergos. It’s looking to close the round at about $15 million, according to Aavishkaar founder and CEO Vineet Rai. It’s not the first time the firm has backed Ergos. It previously led […]